Welcome to MafAN

Mediatized Alternative Futures Academic Network (MAFAN) is an independent academic cluster that connects scholars, professionals, and vocal individuals (e.g., educators, creators, and industry practitioners) who are interested in exploring different narratives, practices, phenomena, and effects of alternative future media developed by the less powerful.

MAFAN can also be read as “MAFAN”, pronounced similarly to “麻烦” (troubles, problems, and disruptions) in Chinese. It provocatively implies the disruptive functions of alternative future media and mediatized alternative futures in challenging existing hegemony, monopoly, and privileged groups.

In this academic network, we aim to connect and communicate with people to bring creative ideas, inspiring dialogues, and some possible changes.（更多中文内容请查看-小红书/微信公众号：MAFAN ）